Urinary excretion of aflatoxin and liver cancer in Karachi

ABSTRACT

Two hundred urine samples from apparently healthy subjects were examined for aflatoxin Aflatoxin was detected in the urine of 9.5% of subjects from the lower and 5% from the upper socioeconomic groups. Liver cancer is also more common in less privileged individuals. Aflatoxin excretion had no relationship with the age or sex of the subjects studied